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In 1991 Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired at the age
of 38. Now, into their 4th decade of this
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La Pepita
Burger Bar
Cartagena, Colombia
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli
We arrived in
Cartagena at about 3pm and after getting settled into
our hotel room, we were ready to eat!
Fortunately for us, a few doors
down was this Burger Bar.
We thought we'd give it a try.
La Pepita Burger Bar
Not knowing what to expect, we walked
into this air conditioned eatery. The kitchen is open air so you can see
workers putting your food together, and there is seating in the front and to
the back.
We
chose to walk through and sit further into the restaurant, so we could get
the full view of the place.
Back towards the band area
We found out that this bar gets a-rockin'
later on in the evening.
In the center right you can see the music
instruments and microphone set ups.
The menu
Definitely bar food, with burgers, hot
dogs, meats, ribs and chicken.
We decided to order from the Classic Menu
(at the bottom right) and got a classic burger, fries and a drink.
Though we did not try their desserts,
they had an interesting selection.
The sign on the left reads: No Music,
No Life
This seating area is just a bit to the
right of where the band plays.
Initially, the sign was difficult to read
because the yellow letter faded back, so it looked like "Nom sic No Life."
Eventually, my eyes adjusted to the
lighting and the wording popped out!
A branded bun!
Isn't this fun!? The bun is "branded"
with a hot iron just like a cow's ranch logo.
This angus beef burger was just so very
tasty. Even though it was a bit small, the flavor was perfect. I'm not a big
French Fries eater, but these were also done to perfection.
Our food bill
This is the bill for our food at La
Pepita, with tip added in.
Club Colombia beer is just under $3USD, a
cherry lemonade is $2.60USD. Our burger combos were about $5.25 each.
The tip added into the bill was about
$2USD.
Total, with tip and tax was about $22USD.
We ate most of our meals at
The Star Restaurant just up the
street which offered full meals with a drink for about $4USD per person. So,
comparatively, this was an expensive meal! However, it was so good... that
we went back again to get that classic burger taste.
Definitely recommended.
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